The 6th Suzuki Drive, held on the weekend, has raised over $50,000 for the Tilpa community and the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). Rally organiser Graeme Barton said it was an incredible effort this year by the 66 participants who drove their 33 Suzukis from Cobar to Tilpa on Friday […]
Cobar’s 2025 Seniors Expo was held at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club yesterday. This is the second year the event has been organised and coordinated by Kara O’Hara from Kirinari, who describes herself as an aged care services navigator. Kara said the Expo was a way to […]
The Cobar Water Board and Cobar Shire Council are working with State Member for Barwon Roy Butler to find some possible ways forward to replace the Nyngan to Cobar water pipeline. Mr Butler was in town last Thursday and met with Cobar Water Board members and Council staff. “It was […]
The NSW Government has decided to pause plans to replace Cobar’s oldest water supply pipeline due to substantial cost escalations. After a thorough and rigorous Final Business Case (FBC), the NSW Government has decided to halt the project due to substantial cost escalations. The NSW Government has an obligation to […]
Cobar is one of four NSW regional communities to share in over $21million of Federal Government funding that aims to create new and revitalise existing town precincts. The funding for four planning and design CBD projects in Cessnock, Mudgee, Bathurst and Cobar was recently announced as part of the Albanese […]
It’s a big milestone this week for five year olds Halle Egan, Zara Shepherd, Hamish Mclean and Jamie Everingham as they head off to Kindergarten. For Halle and Zara, tomorrow will be their first day of big school at Cobar Public School, while Hamish and Jamie had their first day […]
The Pub Route, a soon to be released tourism brochure, invites travellers to take a pub crawl to explore some of the west’s most iconic pubs. The booklet is an initiative of the Far North West Joint Organisation (FNWJO) and covers the shires of Cobar, Bourke and Walgett. The […]
Local author and historian John Collins earned the community’s top gong when he was named the Citizen of the Year at the Australia Day awards celebrations at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool on Sunday. John is a very community minded person who has donated his time and skills […]
Cobar’s 2025 Australia Day Ambassador Paul Featherstone BM ASM is no stranger to trouble and is definitely someone you’d want on your side. Paul is a Senior Instructor For NSW Ambulance’s Special Casualty Access Team (SCAT). He’s spent the past 35 years perfecting skills in the recovery and care of […]
Bob and Wendy Maher (at centre) created a whimsical Santa’s Toyshop Christmas lights display at 9 Denman Street which was voted by our judges as the winner of the 2024 Cobar Weekly’s Christmas Cheer competition. Sponsored by Aurelia Metals/Peak Gold Mines and Cobar Powerhouse, Bob and Wendy collected $500 worth […]
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